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by Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder May 19, 2022 WASHINGTON — U.S. Food and Drug Commissioner Robert Califf told Congress Thursday that the infant formula shortage will likely begin to improve in the coming days, though he declined to explain to unhappy lawmakers why his agency didn’t act sooner on a …

House Democrats introduced legislation Tuesday to help address the country’s ongoing shortage of baby formula. House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn) introduced the Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act, which would give the Food and Drug Administration(FDA) an additional $28 million, dedicated to helping inspect baby formula before it hits …

The House voted Wednesday night to pass a $1.5 trillion spending bill to fund the government through September and provide nearly $14 billion in critical aid to Ukraine. The bill includes $730 billion in non-defense funding, an increase of $46 billion over fiscal year 2021, and $782 billion in defense …

House Democrats on Tuesday voted to approve a stopgap bill to keep the federal government running and suspend the debt ceiling past the 2022 midterms. In a 220-211 vote along party lines, the House passed the measure, setting up a likely clash in the Senate where Republicans threatened to block …